2 Samuel 15:33:42 Sam.15.33.W4TAB

אִ֚ם

im

if

Transliteration
IM
Extended
IHM
IPA
/ˈʔim/

Meaning by language

English
if

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    IM

  2. clause

    IM a-VAR-ta it-TI ve-ha-YI-ta a-LAI le-mas-SA

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer LO da-VID IM a-VAR-ta it-TI ve-ha-YI-ta a-LAI le-mas-SA

Exegesis

The protasis is introduced by im {אִם | ’im} with the Qal perfect avarta {עָבַ֣רְתָּ | ’ā·var·tā}, expressing a completed yet assured action.

In context2 Samuel 15:33

And David said to him, “If you pass over with me, then you will be a burden upon me.”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 15:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 15:33, so the Hebrew word אִ֚ם (im) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.15.33.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.33.W4.S1) and character.